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Grant County, Kansas

22 topographic sheets cover 4 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

3 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kansas within the United States
Grant County within Kansas

What the record shows

  • 53 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 sites and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 4 populated places in this county; 4 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

3

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Grant County Courthouse Districtdistrict200202000396
Lower Cimarron Springsite196666000344
Lower Cimarron Spring (Boundary Increase)site201313000728

Wildfire, 2015 to 2017

22 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 22 of them, burning about 64 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Fireworks4
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 December 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresKansas Forest Service91
30 January 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service11
5 July 2015Fireworks2.0 acresKansas Forest Service57
3 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service32
30 January 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreGrant County8
15 October 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service97
15 October 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service96
6 April 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service26

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1951 to 2025

60 of 553 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 553 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 10 injuries and about $6,958,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail332
Thunderstorm Wind166
Tornado28
Heavy Rain12
Flash Flood6
Flood5
Funnel Cloud2
Lightning1
Dust Devil1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1951Tornado (F3)not stated3 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1951Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $2,500no account filed
June 1990Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindUlysses2 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 2005Tornado (F2)Ulysses$350,000This tornado traveled into Kearny county before roping out. At 2ne of Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Several horses were slightly injured. Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned mobile home was destroyed. At six miles northeast of Ulysses, two pivot sprinklers were mangled, large trees were snapped at the base and several power poles were destroyed. Several grain bins (full of wheat) were completely swept away and the grain was scattered for some distance. Remnants of the grain bins were not found in the local vicinity. Farther northeast along the track several more pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is estimated that if this tornado had made a direct hit, it would have likely caused at least high-end F3 damage.
April 2001Tornado (F2)Ulysses$235,000Tornado crossed into Grant county from Stevens county at 1647. Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed, 2 grain bins, a silo, machine shed and horse trailer were also damaged or destroyed. A roof was taken off a building and an empty rail car was overturned.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindUlysses$100,000no account filed
June 2005Tornado (F1)Ulysses$50,000This tornado kicked up a lot of dirt and debris (tumble weeds). One pivot sprinkler was damaged. This tornado moved into Kearny county.
October 2006Tornado (F1)Ulysses$40,000This tornado moved west towards and into the city of Ulysses damaging the roof of the hospital and causing some tree damage.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindUlysses$25,000no account filed
May 1991Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindUlysses$20,000Roof blown off a house and a semi truck was blown over. No injuries.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindUlysses$15,000Roof blown off a house and also off a trailer house. Powe poles blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindUlysses$15,000Dry microburst produced high wind that took the roof off of one house and damaged numerous trees and power lines. Wind was probably over 100 knots.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindColumbian Carbon$8,000The high wind took the roof off a hay barn and several pole barn roofs were destroyed.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindUlysses$5,000The wind damaged irrigation pipes and took down power poles.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindHickok$5,000Several power poles taken down by the wind.
May 1993Tornado (F1)Hugoton$5,000Tornado that was in Stevens County moved into southern Grant County. Tornado roped out two miles north of the Stevens/Grant County line. A well pumping house 16 miles northeast of Hugoton was destroyed.
April 1951Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindStano Station$2,000Two power poles were blown down near mile marker 56 on highway 160.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindColumbian Carbon$1,200Real Flank downdraft winds blew two power poles down.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindUlysses$1,000Two power poles were blown down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt$1,000A power pole was blown down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindUlysses$500Large grain car was blown over.
June 1994HailUlysses$50no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025HailStano Station-A storm chaser reported 2 inch hail.
May 2025HailUlysses Arpt-A public report of 1.25 inch hail.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-A mesonet site recorded a 81 mph wind gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-A public report of a 63 mph wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Measured at the Ambient Weather Network site Videra.
July 2025HailUlysses-One inch diameter hail was reported by the public.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-Measured by the AWOS station at Ulysses.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Public report of a 80 mph wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Emergency manager reported downed 4 to 6 inch tree limbs.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Public report of a bunch of big branches snapped blocking the road city had to come out with equipment and remove them.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Personal weather station Ambient Weather Network site: Videra Weather recorded a 75 mph gust.
May 2024HailHickok-Dimes to Nickels mostly , with a few Quarter size hailstones were reported.
May 2024HailHickok-Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at the Ulysses Airport.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-Measured at the Ulysses Airport.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindUlysses-Video of gustnado.
February 2023HailUlysses-Report received through social media with photos.
May 2023Tornado (EF0)Columbian Carbon-Land spouts reported 5 miles west of Sublette.
June 2023Flash FloodHickok-Report of a road flooding and vehicle stranded along county road 5.
June 2023Tornado (EF0)Stano Station-Public report confirmed tornado north of Big Bow.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-Reported at the Ulysses airport.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-Observed at the Ulysses airport.
July 2021Heavy RainUlysses Arpt-Rainfall of over 2 inches was observed.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUlysses Arpt-There was considerable (but not specified) damage to a structure at the feedlot.
July 2020Heavy RainUlysses-Rainfall of 3.50 inches was observed.
June 2019Tornado (EF0)Ulysses Arpt-Numerous persons videotaped this landspout tornado.
May 2019Flash FloodUlysses-Flooding across many streets of Ulysses.
May 2019Flash FloodUlysses-Water on some streets was 3 feet deep stranding some motorists.
May 2019Funnel CloudUlysses-A small funnel cloud was visible underneath a shower.
May 2019Flash FloodStano Station-Widespread field flooding with water across several county roads.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHickok-Two to three inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHickok-Large tree limbs were broken and blown down.

Every populated place in the county

4

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.